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i think anyone who tells you can even summoners written a book on john quincy adams, what john quincy adams would you about isis, how he would respond to vladimir putin or how you deal with the south china sea and china's aggressive behavior, you might hear a load of stuff come your way which may or may not be true. people like to cherry pick quotes from the founders to support any position. on the one hand, john quincy adams we know as you pointed out would be against all forms of intervention. america goes not abroad. that's in 1821 when he says this yet two years before he is supporting aggressive military policy expansionist military policies into florida which is spanish florida at this time. because preemptively he can begin to match the threat of military force spanish power out of florida to make sure falls into our own orbit. i would say just as a caution for begin to consider your question be wary of understand what john quincy adams would say about a threat today. that said with all that background, what would john quincy adams say debate about the threat of going abroad? i
i think anyone who tells you can even summoners written a book on john quincy adams, what john quincy adams would you about isis, how he would respond to vladimir putin or how you deal with the south china sea and china's aggressive behavior, you might hear a load of stuff come your way which may or may not be true. people like to cherry pick quotes from the founders to support any position. on the one hand, john quincy adams we know as you pointed out would be against all forms of...
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presidents presidents and then john quincy adams. so you begin to hear rumblings he seems to want continue crease executive -- wants to increase executive power. what does that mean for the interests of the south? he doesn't attribute it too much to slavery but he thinks southern interests are bidding against the presidency at that time. so it's a long-winded answer why hi presidency failed, and its an overlap of personal political and structural issues. other questions? >> in terms of finding monsters overseas, i think that is still true today, and even the american people today are saying hey let's take care of ourselves and let's not deal with these monsters overseas. what do you think adams would be thinking about that? >> i think i'm very cautious about answering that question and here's why. i think anyone who tells you even someone who has written a book on john quincy adams what john quincy adams would do about isis how he would respond to vladimir putin or how he would deal with the south china sea and china's aggressive beh
presidents presidents and then john quincy adams. so you begin to hear rumblings he seems to want continue crease executive -- wants to increase executive power. what does that mean for the interests of the south? he doesn't attribute it too much to slavery but he thinks southern interests are bidding against the presidency at that time. so it's a long-winded answer why hi presidency failed, and its an overlap of personal political and structural issues. other questions? >> in terms of...
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reading john adams is a real pleasure. i think of all the founders, i think he was the greatest of the -- and i think, of course we don't have recordings, but his spoken language -- when he is responsible for the acceptance of the declaration of independence, he spoke, and they say between 2-4 hours, i don't know, it's just extemporaneous -- he had good english. he learned french when he went to france, and he probably played around with dutch when he was in holland, but i don't think he was a very great linguist. she had a little bit of french, but she -- and she studied it when she went to france, she bred moliere, she read the plays, she went to the theater in an attempt to learn french, but i don't think either of them became as fluid as their son did. >> i had a question about happiness. how did abigail make that transition from braintree to europe and to london? did she enjoy herself over there? >> she was very nervous about it. she was extremely anxious about going to europe, and she was concerned about what she wor
reading john adams is a real pleasure. i think of all the founders, i think he was the greatest of the -- and i think, of course we don't have recordings, but his spoken language -- when he is responsible for the acceptance of the declaration of independence, he spoke, and they say between 2-4 hours, i don't know, it's just extemporaneous -- he had good english. he learned french when he went to france, and he probably played around with dutch when he was in holland, but i don't think he was a...
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between john quincy adams and his wife louisa adams. john adams and his son were some of the first to serve as terms of presidencies of the united states. the 45 minute program was cohosted by the massachusetts historical society and the abigail adams historical society . >> i will start by inter-and -- by introducing our first speaker, if in bullock is the author of "revolutionary brotherhood: freemasonry," and also the author of "american revolution." in addition to being a fulbright scholar in japan, he has also served at many venues, including on "good morning america" and "all things considered." our other speaker is a doctorate at the university of melbourne and has specialized training in editing from arizona state university, and neil was up until recently a editor at the adams papers and worked at the university of south carolina and earned a masters degree in public history from north carolina state. so i want to welcome steve, our first speaker. [applause] >> thank you. on the last day of march, 17 76 3 months before america
between john quincy adams and his wife louisa adams. john adams and his son were some of the first to serve as terms of presidencies of the united states. the 45 minute program was cohosted by the massachusetts historical society and the abigail adams historical society . >> i will start by inter-and -- by introducing our first speaker, if in bullock is the author of "revolutionary brotherhood: freemasonry," and also the author of "american revolution." in addition to...
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there's john adams. john adams had a lot of free time as diplomat in the 1780s and vice president for 1789 to 1797. he had ample free time. he used that free time to write thousands and thousands of pages on political philosophy which he had published. and i should say thousands and thousands -- he'd write thousands of pages in some cases where he's copying because they didn't use the quotation marks the way we used them today. so a lot of adams' writings on political philosophy. others' writings on political philosophy. it came around to get him. he's blamed by all of the monarchyists in the past had to say. adams' writings, the ones here the dispense of the government of the united states the most common law commonly discussed one, they were taken out of context. adams was a monarchyist and awrist awrist cat. thousands of handbills were sent out protesting the debate. you can't read that, but hopefully i can describe to you what that is. at the top it lists -- at the top it lists the pro jefferson elec
there's john adams. john adams had a lot of free time as diplomat in the 1780s and vice president for 1789 to 1797. he had ample free time. he used that free time to write thousands and thousands of pages on political philosophy which he had published. and i should say thousands and thousands -- he'd write thousands of pages in some cases where he's copying because they didn't use the quotation marks the way we used them today. so a lot of adams' writings on political philosophy. others'...
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all right, there's john adams. john adams had a lot of free time when he had been a diplomat in the 1780's, and especially when he was vice president from 1789 to 1797. he had ample free time, and he used it to write thousands and thousands of pages on political philosophy, which he had published. i should say he would write thousands and thousands of pages and in some cases, he is copying because they did not use quotation marks the way we use them today, so there is an awful lot adams is riding on political philosophy that are actually other people's writings that he just got to label a such, but it came back to get him because he is blamed for all the things these monarchists of the past had to say. adams' writings, and this one you are looking at here, defense of the constitutions of the government of the united dates was the most commonly discussed 1 -- they were full of passages that could be taken out of context to show that adams was in fact the sort of monarchists and would be a aristocrat that republicans
all right, there's john adams. john adams had a lot of free time when he had been a diplomat in the 1780's, and especially when he was vice president from 1789 to 1797. he had ample free time, and he used it to write thousands and thousands of pages on political philosophy, which he had published. i should say he would write thousands and thousands of pages and in some cases, he is copying because they did not use quotation marks the way we use them today, so there is an awful lot adams is...
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this is john quincy adams in 1796. around the time when he is in london, courting louisa at the johnson family household. abigail really liked this image. she said that john quincy favorite it so much. louisa thought it was too flattering. here is louisa catherine painted in 1824 with her harp. john quincy like to go to the johnson household when he was in london and here the girls sing and play musical instruments. louisa was very happy with the fact that by the 1820's, the harp had come back into vogue. she was an accomplished musician. she decided to be painted with the popular instrument at the time. proximity did play a major role in the courtship letters, and the difference in background between the two individuals was also important. john and abigail spent a lot of their married life apart abigail's with the children, john was away. it gives you great exchanges between this couple. the difference with john quincy and louisa is once they get married, they are spending most of their time together. when john quincy
this is john quincy adams in 1796. around the time when he is in london, courting louisa at the johnson family household. abigail really liked this image. she said that john quincy favorite it so much. louisa thought it was too flattering. here is louisa catherine painted in 1824 with her harp. john quincy like to go to the johnson household when he was in london and here the girls sing and play musical instruments. louisa was very happy with the fact that by the 1820's, the harp had come back...
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john adams and his brother peter did not rush into boston immediately after hearing the band had been lifted. they almost waited too long. john boehner farewell to abigail on april 7. he began his repertory regimen and was inoculated on april 13 just in week before the deadline. he would have understood going through this procedure would delay his wedding until the fall. john knew that in his legal practice, he had to travel pre--- frequently to circuit courts and other towns across massachusetts so it would lessen his risk by traveling and prevent him from spreading it to others on his return to his family. john's letters to abigail and vice versa during inoculation contain plenty of love and levity. they are interesting to read rhetorically. but he also developed in them a keen desire to see inoculation more universally adopted. he reported to abigail in one of the letters there was a man in the neighborhood who contracted smallpox in "the natural way." adams' doctor advised him not to visit the man who had swelled to three times his size. his skin was black as bacon and he was blin
john adams and his brother peter did not rush into boston immediately after hearing the band had been lifted. they almost waited too long. john boehner farewell to abigail on april 7. he began his repertory regimen and was inoculated on april 13 just in week before the deadline. he would have understood going through this procedure would delay his wedding until the fall. john knew that in his legal practice, he had to travel pre--- frequently to circuit courts and other towns across...
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i showed you pictures of john quincy adams diary where he writes pages every day. the night he meets with henry clay is a page and a half that is blank. historians have speculated for ever clearly we all know what this means. but i think it's a step back from this. it doesn't matter whether not it was quid pro quo. henry clay would never have
i showed you pictures of john quincy adams diary where he writes pages every day. the night he meets with henry clay is a page and a half that is blank. historians have speculated for ever clearly we all know what this means. but i think it's a step back from this. it doesn't matter whether not it was quid pro quo. henry clay would never have
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hancock, george washington and john quincy adams. the new book is "john marshall: the chief justice who saved the nation". moderating our final discussion is judge david wecht, a great friend of the center and you are in very capable hands with him, he served on superior court of pennsylvania since 2012. before that he was trial judge on the court of common pleas, and he has presided over important cases, he has been an administrative judge and is incredibly excellent moderator. please join me in welcoming harlow giles unger and judge david wecht. [applause] >> thank you. thank you so much it is a great pleasure to be here in front of such a wonderful audience with such a distinguished scholar and author who has given us a fantastic new book about the great chief justice john marshall, the book is subtitled the chief justice who saved the nation. i am sure harlow giles unger will give you insights, he can only clear his throat before the curtain comes down. i suppose the first question i would put to you is why john marshall and why
hancock, george washington and john quincy adams. the new book is "john marshall: the chief justice who saved the nation". moderating our final discussion is judge david wecht, a great friend of the center and you are in very capable hands with him, he served on superior court of pennsylvania since 2012. before that he was trial judge on the court of common pleas, and he has presided over important cases, he has been an administrative judge and is incredibly excellent moderator....
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they were critics of john adams. they went to jail. they paid the fines. as soon as thomas jefferson became president he pardoned them and even subsequently had the government repay the fines, and we haven't heard much about the sedition act since then, until "the new york times" against sullivan which we'll get to shortly. >> great so, lee take us the years between 1798 and "new york times" and sullivan, involve something important cases about sedition around the time of world war i, when congress passed the espionage act of 1917, which i being invoked today perhaps to prosecute journalist said that criticizing the war should be illegal because it might lead to the bad tendency of leading people resist the war. homes hole. and bran brandeis dissented, although holmes changed his mind. tell us about the debates over free speech around the time of the sedition act and how obvious was it to holmes and brandeis and others that the prosecution of sedition, of criticizing the government, did violate the first amendment. >> it's interesting, as you mentioned bef
they were critics of john adams. they went to jail. they paid the fines. as soon as thomas jefferson became president he pardoned them and even subsequently had the government repay the fines, and we haven't heard much about the sedition act since then, until "the new york times" against sullivan which we'll get to shortly. >> great so, lee take us the years between 1798 and "new york times" and sullivan, involve something important cases about sedition around the time...
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never critics of john adams. they went to jail, they paid the fine. s&s thomas jefferson became president, he pardoned them and even subsequent have the government we pay the fine. we haven't heard much about the sedition act since then until new york times v. sullivan which we'll get to shortly. >> great. league, because these between 1798 and "new york times" and sullivan involve some important cases about sedition around the time of world war i when congress passed the espionage act of 1970 which is being invoked today impressed to prosecute journalists and set criticizing gore should basically be a legal because it might lead to the bad tendency of leading people to resist the war. holmes and brandeis famously decided upholding the sedition act to prosecution although homes changed his mind on that matter, to basically tell us about the debate over free speech on the time of the sedition act and how obvious was it to holmes, brandeis and others to criticize the government did violate the first amendment? >> is there is because the jimmy choo befor
never critics of john adams. they went to jail, they paid the fine. s&s thomas jefferson became president, he pardoned them and even subsequent have the government we pay the fine. we haven't heard much about the sedition act since then until new york times v. sullivan which we'll get to shortly. >> great. league, because these between 1798 and "new york times" and sullivan involve some important cases about sedition around the time of world war i when congress passed the...
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all americans knew then that george washington, john adams, john j, benjamin franklin, sam adams and nearly all the founding fathers were englishmen. alexander hamilton was a scott born in the caribbean. as they came, so later did settlers from germany, france and italy, austria, hungary poland, sweden swiss, russians chinese and all the countries who came to the melting pot of america over the past 400 years. since the founding of jamestown in 1607. my parents took it to the new york world's fair in 1940, just seven years old, to see many of the country's exhibitions and among them for the first time, i saw magna carta at the reddish exhibition. -- british exhibition. it was the 1214 version. as a serving officer in the united states army in 1957, i was returning to america to be discharged after serving in korea. my tour of duty was completed. i first day in london, i went to the british busy and to see two things -- the magna carta and the rosetta stone. to me, they represented the icons of civilization in a civilized society. the rule of law and communication outside the village.
all americans knew then that george washington, john adams, john j, benjamin franklin, sam adams and nearly all the founding fathers were englishmen. alexander hamilton was a scott born in the caribbean. as they came, so later did settlers from germany, france and italy, austria, hungary poland, sweden swiss, russians chinese and all the countries who came to the melting pot of america over the past 400 years. since the founding of jamestown in 1607. my parents took it to the new york world's...
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we got a bill through congress authorizing the creation of a monument of john adams in washington, d.c. -- there is nothing in our capital commemorating the presidency or the importance of our founding time to john adams. president george h.w. bush -- was newly in office and he signed the bill. ted called me and said you should come down for the ceremony. i had never been to anything like that, and i wanted to. we met for lunch at a hotel, that we were going to walk over through lafayette square. ted was suffering from a lot of back pain. it was clear it was difficult for him to walk, but he insisted he wanted to walk and he never complained. so we started out to go to the white house, 2:15, 2:30, and all the way he was going that damn president is doing this, republicans are doing that. i said, i have to tell you, i like the president. he said, so do i. [laughter] like, don't you know anything? what is that cap to do with it -- what does that have to do with it? that is what we have lost in washington. because you are different you don't have to consider your enemy. the people that co
we got a bill through congress authorizing the creation of a monument of john adams in washington, d.c. -- there is nothing in our capital commemorating the presidency or the importance of our founding time to john adams. president george h.w. bush -- was newly in office and he signed the bill. ted called me and said you should come down for the ceremony. i had never been to anything like that, and i wanted to. we met for lunch at a hotel, that we were going to walk over through lafayette...
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there is nothing in our capitol company rating the importance of our founding time of john adams. and president bush, h.w. bush, was newly in office and he was going to sign the bill. and ted called me and said, you should come down for this ceremony. well i had never been to anything like that and i wanted very much to do it. so we met for lunch, ted and i at the adams hotel and then we were going to walk over to the white house. and ted was suffering from a lot of back pain then and it was clear i was difficult for him to walk but he insisted me wanted to walk and he never complained about it. so we started out to go over to the white house. i don't, it was 2:15, 2:30 something like that. and all the way through the park he was going, that damn president is doing this and those republicans are doing that. and i said ted aye got to tell you, i like the president. he looked at me and he said, oh so do i. like, don't you know anything? what does that have to do with it? and i thought truly that's what we've lost in washington now. because you differ with somebody you don't have to
there is nothing in our capitol company rating the importance of our founding time of john adams. and president bush, h.w. bush, was newly in office and he was going to sign the bill. and ted called me and said, you should come down for this ceremony. well i had never been to anything like that and i wanted very much to do it. so we met for lunch, ted and i at the adams hotel and then we were going to walk over to the white house. and ted was suffering from a lot of back pain then and it was...
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john adams wrote for posterity for us. he said, you shall never know the sacrifices we endured to secure for you your liberty. i pray you will make good use of it. if you do not, i shall repent in heaven, forever having sacrifice at all. the next century does not have to be a chinese century. it can be an american century. we do not need to have a country that stands idly by in the face of russian aggression. we do not need to have a country that stands and watches as middle-class wages go down and our country's quality of life goes down. we do not need to have a country that looks at an entire class of children and says, you can't learn and we can't teach you and it's not our problem. the pursuit of happiness is a goal that we need to work every day to attain. the world can't do without a second american century, and neither can my children or yours do without america being a strong, resolute leader in this world. i will guarantee you this, i will not be willingly a part of a generation that makes john adams repent in hea
john adams wrote for posterity for us. he said, you shall never know the sacrifices we endured to secure for you your liberty. i pray you will make good use of it. if you do not, i shall repent in heaven, forever having sacrifice at all. the next century does not have to be a chinese century. it can be an american century. we do not need to have a country that stands idly by in the face of russian aggression. we do not need to have a country that stands and watches as middle-class wages go down...
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john quincy adams was born and came of age during the american revolution, when his father went to europe as a diplomat he brought his son before he was even a teenager to accompany him to witness the birth of american states craft and diplomacy. when he returned back to the united states to attend college he was preponderances the most well-traveled american of his ear ramp is appointed as ambassador to the netherlands at the age of 27, and this starts tis diplomatic career he continue are in presidents washington adams and madison, and then the is secretary of state are in president monroe and credited with extending u.s. borders to the pacific for the first time he follows these successes up with a single failure of his life. he is elected president of the united states of america. it's actually the low opinion of his life and career -- low point of his life and career, and his presidencies were generally regarded as failure. but it is worth noting his vision for the united states, the progressive vision he lays
john quincy adams was born and came of age during the american revolution, when his father went to europe as a diplomat he brought his son before he was even a teenager to accompany him to witness the birth of american states craft and diplomacy. when he returned back to the united states to attend college he was preponderances the most well-traveled american of his ear ramp is appointed as ambassador to the netherlands at the age of 27, and this starts tis diplomatic career he continue are in...
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john adams rose to the occasion and defended him. this gives you an example of what hancock and other smugglers were up against. his ship was seized and it was condemned in august. sold in september, along with the cargo. that wasn't good enough for the british governments, in october the court sued him for the enormous son -- some of 9000 pounds. adams represented henan argued that in addition, that hancock would have to appear before an admiralty court in london, would be repealing magna carta as far as the rights of the magna carta -- americans are concerned. not only would it reduce hancock below the rank of an englishman, the government decided to drop the case. our founder went free as it were. of course, his ship and cargo had been seized. the americans felt very strongly that their rights needed to be beyond the seizure of the british government. massachusetts would have its charter revoked if all -- the only rights you had were those in the charters, then you are always very vulnerable. the idea that rights were to be in ali
john adams rose to the occasion and defended him. this gives you an example of what hancock and other smugglers were up against. his ship was seized and it was condemned in august. sold in september, along with the cargo. that wasn't good enough for the british governments, in october the court sued him for the enormous son -- some of 9000 pounds. adams represented henan argued that in addition, that hancock would have to appear before an admiralty court in london, would be repealing magna...
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washington and adams, john adams his vice president who became president followed that practice and so they created this sort of idea that from time to time was an annual message and, in fact, for years it was known as the annual message. it didn't become known as the state of the union message, really until the 1940s. in fact, in 1948 there was a hollywood movie called "state of the union" and that cemented the idea that the annual message was the state of the union message. president washington and adams went in person to congress. thomas jefferson, however, didn't enjoy public speaking. in fact he gave only two public speeches while he was president. his first inaugural address and his second inaugural address. other than that, jefferson liked to be known as a writer not as a speaker. and jefferson also thought the idea of the president going to the congress personally to deliver a list of things that he wanted to see done was too much like the british king the monarch going to parliament and he thought this was not appropriate for a republic. and so jefferson sent his message to co
washington and adams, john adams his vice president who became president followed that practice and so they created this sort of idea that from time to time was an annual message and, in fact, for years it was known as the annual message. it didn't become known as the state of the union message, really until the 1940s. in fact, in 1948 there was a hollywood movie called "state of the union" and that cemented the idea that the annual message was the state of the union message....
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right now sergeant john adams is on his way to the midwest to receive experimental treatment. michelle roberts joins us. among the big hurdles here is just getting him from palo alto to chicago. >> reporter: absolutely. it's an expensive flight. he left a couple hours ago. it's been a long year for him and his family. a doctor in chicago is offering hope. >> a huge day for us. >> reporter: he's about to arrive in chicago where team of medical experts will be waiting. >> he's a talker. not for a year now but he's a talker. >> reporter: they are living parents worth nightst nightmare. >> i don't know how much he understands but i know he recognizes my voice. >> reporter: rehe survived a car accident. >> not owl wounds are from the battlefield. >> reporter: he was left with a severe brain injury. he's unable to communicate but there's hope. >> i want to hear him talk to me. >> reporter: the va hospital in chicago is offering to treat him as part of a medical trial. the trip and medical transport team is extremely expense ifr. >> we're going to move you over. >> reporter: since th
right now sergeant john adams is on his way to the midwest to receive experimental treatment. michelle roberts joins us. among the big hurdles here is just getting him from palo alto to chicago. >> reporter: absolutely. it's an expensive flight. he left a couple hours ago. it's been a long year for him and his family. a doctor in chicago is offering hope. >> a huge day for us. >> reporter: he's about to arrive in chicago where team of medical experts will be waiting. >>...
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but john adams said he was the greatest political actor he ever saw. he could -- he conveyed an image and power with his resolution with his letters certainly. he was a good writer. but his dignity and his sense of purpose, he was a -- he was an amazing human being. at any party he would talk with all the men and dance with all the ladies. he knew, he was a human being. and he could balance all these things. so he was very active here. changing the crops that were grown, bringing in new livestock. he was very active here. and so he was -- these were exciting times. this i always regret that in the great biographies of washington including how a six, seven-volume one by free man and then the five-volume one by flex nor and then the wonderful one by ron chernow they leave this period and they talk about his farming. and this was such a rich and vibrant period. he came back at 51 years old the most famous person in the world and used to be active all the time. i love a letter that he wrote i've got to stop now. i love i an letter he wrote about two months
but john adams said he was the greatest political actor he ever saw. he could -- he conveyed an image and power with his resolution with his letters certainly. he was a good writer. but his dignity and his sense of purpose, he was a -- he was an amazing human being. at any party he would talk with all the men and dance with all the ladies. he knew, he was a human being. and he could balance all these things. so he was very active here. changing the crops that were grown, bringing in new...
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. >> booktv continues now with a recounting of john quincy adams's plans for the united states to become a global leader. charles howell describes the strategy and the costs incurred to reach and maintain international prominence. it is about an hour. >> we are very lucky to have charles here today. ..
. >> booktv continues now with a recounting of john quincy adams's plans for the united states to become a global leader. charles howell describes the strategy and the costs incurred to reach and maintain international prominence. it is about an hour. >> we are very lucky to have charles here today. ..
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in effect a conversation we thought the discussion between madison and jefferson and john adams was part of a broader debate between the accolades of thomas paine, who advocated a national rights view of the constitution and those who are more sympathetic to edmund burke and the evolution and cottonwood and tradition. in the third installment, with discounted block buster debate because we have what does the author of a fascinating and important new book. he is timothy sandefur, has written the cost shift of the constitution, and the right to liberty. in this book he argues what we heard about in the last show really was that the court ever send declaration and his view should be at the core of the constitution and the judges today should construe the constitution in light of the fact rations presumption of liberty and should strike down laws that are arbitrary -- arbitrary interfere with people's freedom is on its freedom doesn't harm others and he criticizes the court for being too deferential. in particular, he criticizes the tradition of judicial restraint represented on the supreme
in effect a conversation we thought the discussion between madison and jefferson and john adams was part of a broader debate between the accolades of thomas paine, who advocated a national rights view of the constitution and those who are more sympathetic to edmund burke and the evolution and cottonwood and tradition. in the third installment, with discounted block buster debate because we have what does the author of a fascinating and important new book. he is timothy sandefur, has written the...
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adams. adams, his wife, and children will all not related despite widespread fears of the new practice. this is from an event marking their 250th wedding anniversary and was cohosted by the massachusetts historical society . it is about 30 minutes.
adams. adams, his wife, and children will all not related despite widespread fears of the new practice. this is from an event marking their 250th wedding anniversary and was cohosted by the massachusetts historical society . it is about 30 minutes.
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who is john adams? yes. books about presidents, $400.
who is john adams? yes. books about presidents, $400.
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this one from the sixth president of the united states john quincy adams. yes, radical islamists were at hand even back then. he wrote the precept of the koran is perpetual war against all who deny that muhammad is the prophet of god. the vanquish may purchase their lives by attribute. they may be appeased by a promise of peace. john quincy adams. he wasn't politically correct. but how correct was he? we're coming right back. >> president obama continues to learn the hard way about foreign policy. dictators simply can't be trusted. that includes the castro brothers. next. lou: joining us now fox news political analyst julie. pulitzer winner, joe. outnumbered, jedediah mueller. good to have you here. let's start with the president carrying on a character assassination on netanyahu and dermer. what are they thinking? >> oh, stop it. if it was a republican president -- >> you're out. let me speak for you lou. tonight, look, if this were a republican president, you would have a very different attitude about this. this is not an insult to barack obama. lou: no,
this one from the sixth president of the united states john quincy adams. yes, radical islamists were at hand even back then. he wrote the precept of the koran is perpetual war against all who deny that muhammad is the prophet of god. the vanquish may purchase their lives by attribute. they may be appeased by a promise of peace. john quincy adams. he wasn't politically correct. but how correct was he? we're coming right back. >> president obama continues to learn the hard way about...
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which was part of the cause of the frustration with france's role by people like john adams because the resources were not given priority in north america. it was the caribbean. even at the outset of the war, the impact of this war was felt. this is sir william howell. sadly, the only member of british leadership of whom there are no good paintings. you always see this reproduced. commander in chief after bunker hill through to 1778, his father had been governor of barbados. he immediately sense for food and troops from the caribbean as he prepared to withdraw from boston and to invade new york. and the problems he had are very revealing. not only was there no food to be had only islands. they were starting. when barbados did send food, the local assembly and many of the residents protested that they would do this when the islands were faced with near salvation because they were not getting food imports from north america. when he since the trooper north america, while the chicks were on board ship, a slave rebellion broke out prematurely -- while the troops were on board ship, a slave
which was part of the cause of the frustration with france's role by people like john adams because the resources were not given priority in north america. it was the caribbean. even at the outset of the war, the impact of this war was felt. this is sir william howell. sadly, the only member of british leadership of whom there are no good paintings. you always see this reproduced. commander in chief after bunker hill through to 1778, his father had been governor of barbados. he immediately...
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this one from the sixth president of the united states john quincy adams. yes, radical islamists were at hand even back then. he wrote the precept of the koran is perpetual war against all who deny that muhammad is the prophet of god. the vanquish may purchase their lives by attribute. they may be appeased by a promise of peace. john quincy adams. he wasn't politically correct. but how correct was he? we're coming right back. >> president obama continues to learn the hard way about foreign policy. dictators simply can't be trusted. that includes the castro sheila! you see this ball control? you see this right? it's 80% confidence and 64% knee brace. that's more... shh... i know that's more than 100%. but that's what winners give. now bicycle kick your old 401(k) into an ira. i know, i know. listen, just get td ameritrade's rollover consultants on the horn. they'll guide you through the whole process. it's simple. even she could do it. whatever, janet. for all the confidence you need. td ameritrade. you got this. hiring new employees can be tough. but it doe
this one from the sixth president of the united states john quincy adams. yes, radical islamists were at hand even back then. he wrote the precept of the koran is perpetual war against all who deny that muhammad is the prophet of god. the vanquish may purchase their lives by attribute. they may be appeased by a promise of peace. john quincy adams. he wasn't politically correct. but how correct was he? we're coming right back. >> president obama continues to learn the hard way about...
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just a if hours ago sergeant john adams flew from the south bay to chicago for an experimental treatment. nbc bay area's michelle roberts joins us live from san jose to tell us more about the hurdles he was facing here before just getting him from palo alto to chicago. >> well sergeant adams should be in chicago by now. he's had an extremely long and difficult year. he's lucky to be alive after an accident that he had. now there's hope he may speak again. >> he's a goods man. i'll miss him. >> tammy and george adams have been at their son's bedside for more than a year. >> i don't know how much he understands. i know he recognizes my voice. >> today sergeant jordan adams is flying to chicago where a team of medical experts are waiting to hopefully change his life. >> i want to hear his voice again. i want to hear him talk to me. >> a year ago jordan suffered a traumatic brain injury during a car accident. it happened days before christmas while on leave from a tour in south korea. >> i suspect if anybody can come back, it will be him. >> his family is hoping for a medical hir kl. >> the
just a if hours ago sergeant john adams flew from the south bay to chicago for an experimental treatment. nbc bay area's michelle roberts joins us live from san jose to tell us more about the hurdles he was facing here before just getting him from palo alto to chicago. >> well sergeant adams should be in chicago by now. he's had an extremely long and difficult year. he's lucky to be alive after an accident that he had. now there's hope he may speak again. >> he's a goods man. i'll...
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papa john's. >>> adam joseph is joining us now you sent a tweet saying snow arctic air and then snow and arctic air. >> a brutal pattern into the beginning of february. but winter was bound to come and it's here. as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan we are tracking light snow showers in the western suburbs, this is not a big storm. thankfully most of the light snow that does fall is going to fall during the evening rush for most of the area, you can see flakes probably reaching the ground from lancaster to coreyville and oxford and 322 as you head towards lebanon and harrisburg and the storm is not all that wide when the snow showers break out from wilmington north the only an hour or two that you see the flakes fall and then it moves on to the north and east. 33 in trenton and allentown and 32 in wilmington and the air is cold enough to support snow north and cold enough so when it falls it sticks. it's a weak clipper system moving fast from the west to the east not a lot of moisture with it. again, it will be out of here before the 10:00 11:00 even midnight hour as it depa
papa john's. >>> adam joseph is joining us now you sent a tweet saying snow arctic air and then snow and arctic air. >> a brutal pattern into the beginning of february. but winter was bound to come and it's here. as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan we are tracking light snow showers in the western suburbs, this is not a big storm. thankfully most of the light snow that does fall is going to fall during the evening rush for most of the area, you can see flakes probably...
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this one from founding father and second president of the united states, john adams. no man who ever held the office of president would congratulate a friend on obtaining it. mitt romney calling donors over the weekend telling them he's considering a third presidential win potentially setting up a battle with jeb bush for the 2016 nomination. it comes as another 2016 hopeful removing his name from contention. congressman paul ryan. wall street journal jason riley is here. and ellen is here. she's also a fox news contributor. welcome to you both. jason, let's start with you. paul ryan saying that he won't attempt it. he has other things to do. what do you make of the race -- >> he has a nice committee he'll be running. he's a detailed guy. i think he wants to be in charge of the committee. and i think this is not that big of a surprise. cheryl: he's young. >> he's young. doesn't have to do it this go around. what's more interesting, the more interesting development is romney getting in or talking like he's getting in. and bush talking like he's getting in. two guys tha
this one from founding father and second president of the united states, john adams. no man who ever held the office of president would congratulate a friend on obtaining it. mitt romney calling donors over the weekend telling them he's considering a third presidential win potentially setting up a battle with jeb bush for the 2016 nomination. it comes as another 2016 hopeful removing his name from contention. congressman paul ryan. wall street journal jason riley is here. and ellen is here....
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so john adams wrote for posterity, for us. he said, you shall never know the sacrifices we endured to secure for you your liberty. i pray you will make good use of it. four if you do not, i shall repent in heaven, forever having made the sacrifice at all. the next century does not have to be a chinese century. it can be an american century. we do not need to have a country that stands idly by in the face of russian aggression. we do not need to have a country that stands and watches as middle-class wages go down and our country's quality of life goes down. we do not need to have a country that looks at an entire class of children and says, you can't learn and we can't teach you and it's not our problem. the pursuit of happiness is a goal that we need to work every day to attain. the world can't do without a second american century, and neither can my children or yours do without america being a strong, resolute leader in this world. i will guarantee you this, i for me. i will not be willingly a part of a generation that makes
so john adams wrote for posterity, for us. he said, you shall never know the sacrifices we endured to secure for you your liberty. i pray you will make good use of it. four if you do not, i shall repent in heaven, forever having made the sacrifice at all. the next century does not have to be a chinese century. it can be an american century. we do not need to have a country that stands idly by in the face of russian aggression. we do not need to have a country that stands and watches as...
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john adams tried to suppress the press because they were saying bad things about him. every president in history has gotten whacked. if you say something and somebody disagrees with it from day one they've attacked you personally. so why is it different now? why do you think it's reached critical mass now? >> i think one of the things that has happened is people are in many cases distracted to the point that they're not paying close attention to what's going on. if you go back into the 1800s, early 1800s to mid-1800s and you look at what people are expected to know, they get a middle school certificate. it was pretty amazing, compared to what people seem to know today. when you have those jesse watters segments and they go and ask simple questions, it really is quite alarming. and when people don't have that basis of knowledge, they become very easy to manipulate. so, yes the press has been dishonest in the pass but their dishonesty now has a much more profound effect because they have people who are so much more easy to manipulate. we need to change that. >> all right
john adams tried to suppress the press because they were saying bad things about him. every president in history has gotten whacked. if you say something and somebody disagrees with it from day one they've attacked you personally. so why is it different now? why do you think it's reached critical mass now? >> i think one of the things that has happened is people are in many cases distracted to the point that they're not paying close attention to what's going on. if you go back into the...
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[ cheers and applause ] that's actually the longest presidential marriage since john adams. or as barbara calls him, "my first love." [ laughter ] the one that got away. you guys hear about the earthquake in texas yesterday? no one got hurt. but some areas near dallas, texas actually expeirenced a 3.5 magnitude earthquake which some blame on fracking. however, scientists say that it was more likely aftershocks from chris christie celebrating at the cowboys game. [ laughter and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] how did we get it? you're happy. >> steve: rude. [ laughter ] he's a governor for gosh sake's. >> jimmy: this is very interesting here. the co-founder of the dating website okcupid, sam yagan, admitted yesterday that he was -- he's never met someone online, because he was dating his future wife when he made the site. >> steve: really? >> jimmy: yeah. of course, his wife was like, "aww. wait, what?" [ laughter ] sorry, i'm out of breath. [ laughter ] ♪ >> jimmy: stop, i don't want to do it any more. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: you want some water? >> jimmy:
[ cheers and applause ] that's actually the longest presidential marriage since john adams. or as barbara calls him, "my first love." [ laughter ] the one that got away. you guys hear about the earthquake in texas yesterday? no one got hurt. but some areas near dallas, texas actually expeirenced a 3.5 magnitude earthquake which some blame on fracking. however, scientists say that it was more likely aftershocks from chris christie celebrating at the cowboys game. [ laughter and...
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john adams and the other framers so concerned about these pieces of paper that allowed these agents to search anyone's house to search for seditious material for even people not paying taxes that they fought the revolution because of it. because it's metadata that telephone numbers rather than the content is not like a general warrants? >> i don't see how you can look at the collection of every single phone calling records for the past seven years in the united states is anything other than a general warrant. it's the hugest database of connections and associations possibly ever amassed in that is what the nsa was doing with their her 215 program. they say they didn't actually collected. it's just sitting there and they collect it when they do a search and metadata. that's a technicality and maybe they are right that it doesn't exist. it is sitting there has never touched maybe we are okay with that. what i'm concerned about is what's the level of oversight to make sure someone isn't getting it. right now we are in a world where there is no data. edward snowden himself walked out of th
john adams and the other framers so concerned about these pieces of paper that allowed these agents to search anyone's house to search for seditious material for even people not paying taxes that they fought the revolution because of it. because it's metadata that telephone numbers rather than the content is not like a general warrants? >> i don't see how you can look at the collection of every single phone calling records for the past seven years in the united states is anything other...
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john quincy adams. he wasn't politically correct but how correct was he? we are coming right back. >>> the president's choice to lead the department of justice gives congress a truly shocking opinion of the rights of illegal immigrants and rights of american citizens. billionaire mort zuckerman is our guest next. >>> attorney general nominee loretta lynch today defended president obama's executive amnesty fiat, saying illegal immigrants have a quote right and obligation to work in this country, the same as american citizens. joining me now, billionaire publisher, real estate magnate, boston properties executive chairman mort zuckerman. good to see you. >> good to be here. >> how could she possibly draw an analog between the rights to work specifically of american citizens and that of those in this country illegally? >> well i think frankly i don't find that leap of faith surprising from this administration. from their point of view, it's just all politics and it has nothing to do with the values of this country or the legal rights of what we hope is going
john quincy adams. he wasn't politically correct but how correct was he? we are coming right back. >>> the president's choice to lead the department of justice gives congress a truly shocking opinion of the rights of illegal immigrants and rights of american citizens. billionaire mort zuckerman is our guest next. >>> attorney general nominee loretta lynch today defended president obama's executive amnesty fiat, saying illegal immigrants have a quote right and obligation to...
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chris christie also took the stage doing his best john adams imitation. his speech sounded like an appeal to super conservative tea partiers. >> i ran in new jersey as a pro-life candidate in 2009 and i won. and i ran for reelection as a pro-life governor in 2013 and won by 22 points. the notion that our party must abandon our belief in the sanctity of life to be competitive in blue states is simply not true and i am living proof of that fact. >> well, the gop golden boy from the iowa freedom summit turned out to be wisconsin governor scott walker. he strode comfortably around the stage and came away as the most impressive for the conserveativeeatives conservatives. he's launching an organization called the great american revival. >> those groups in washington they tend to measure success by how many people are dependent on the government. we measure success by how many people are no longer dependent on the government. >> what did sarah palin do? she made scott walker look good. how many speeches has sarah palin given since 2008? how many stages has she a
chris christie also took the stage doing his best john adams imitation. his speech sounded like an appeal to super conservative tea partiers. >> i ran in new jersey as a pro-life candidate in 2009 and i won. and i ran for reelection as a pro-life governor in 2013 and won by 22 points. the notion that our party must abandon our belief in the sanctity of life to be competitive in blue states is simply not true and i am living proof of that fact. >> well, the gop golden boy from the...
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adams and becomes the first jeffersonian later national republican also known as democratic president of the united states and that party rules for more than 60 years and they don't have a very firm opinion of washington city. in fact washington city disintegrated in their view because what's the use of federal power when it's all about states rights and implication labor which states rights support at the time so they underfund the city. it's a direct political choice to underfund the capital of the united states for political and budgetary reasons and that's why there are so many problems with the city at the outset. you have the underfunding combined with congress existing and is walled off enclave. a lot of the problems they can't see. they are in another city. they have their own barbershops. they have their own clothiers restaurants and bars and they exist in their own areas with their own parting -- boarding houses a lot of this is simply don't see. the locals can't do anything to change it because they can't vote for the people who rules so the city gets worse and there are po
adams and becomes the first jeffersonian later national republican also known as democratic president of the united states and that party rules for more than 60 years and they don't have a very firm opinion of washington city. in fact washington city disintegrated in their view because what's the use of federal power when it's all about states rights and implication labor which states rights support at the time so they underfund the city. it's a direct political choice to underfund the capital...
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george washington john adams, they used to deliver it in person and from thomas jefferson forward he sent it up in writing until the 20th century when radio and television made the speech something everybody could hear. you are still going to have 30 million people listening to the person they elected as president talking about policy. and this multiplatform age, it's a big audience. with turmoil overseas and economy picking up steam, i think there will be interest in what this president says on this speech. it's the first time he's talking not to a congress that's divided and dysfunctional but controlled by the other party. that makes it more relevant because they can pass things he can sign them or veto them and there will be a big debate. >> you noted in a column people say how unusual that a president in the seventh year of his term will speak to congress from opposition party. it turns out it's almost the case. >> last time it was otherwise was 1939. the rhythm of these things. sometimes the last two years can be bad time for the president and sometimes it can be actually very p
george washington john adams, they used to deliver it in person and from thomas jefferson forward he sent it up in writing until the 20th century when radio and television made the speech something everybody could hear. you are still going to have 30 million people listening to the person they elected as president talking about policy. and this multiplatform age, it's a big audience. with turmoil overseas and economy picking up steam, i think there will be interest in what this president says...